Crimes

NDLEA seizes 76.9kg Loud from Canada, arrests woman for drug dealing

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 76.9 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, from four used vehicles in a container marked MSDU6686346 from Canada at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State.

The Canadian Loud was intercepted by the NDLEA officers between Thursday, June 1, and Friday, June 2, during a joint inspection of the shipment with the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, made the disclosure via a statement issued on Sunday, June 4.

He said the request for the examination of the shipment followed earlier intelligence received by the anti-drug agency on the container.

Babafemi added that two suspects, Ma’aruf Rabiu and Abubakar Mustapha, were arrested with 260 blocks of cannabis weighing 139.4kg along the Zaria-Kano expressway in Kano State on Tuesday, May 30.

The NDLEA spokesman noted that another suspect, Auwal Ibrahim, was nabbed with 38kg of the same substance along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Wednesday, May 31.

He revealed that a 35-year-old female suspect, Bilkisu Isiya, was also arrested with 5.6kg of cannabis at Birnin Yero, Kaduna State, on Wednesday.

Babafemi added: “In Borno State, two suspects: Abubakar Usman (aka Alhaji Mai Kero) and Adamu Yusuf were arrested at Bargu village, Shani LGA, on Saturday 3rd June with 165 blocks of skunk weighing 140.7kg.

“Their arrest was effected deep inside a fluid insurgents’ environment with military support. A female suspect, Hauwa Ibrahim, 25, was also nabbed in the same village with 6.4kg of the psychoactive substance, while another suspect Alhaji Abubakar, 27, was arrested at Njimtilo checkpoint with 4,200 ampoules of pentazocine injection and different quantities of D5 and exol-5 tablets.”

Commending the anti-narcotic officers for their commitment and synergy with other law enforcement agencies in their areas of responsibility, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), urged them and their compatriots across the country to intensify the offensive action against drug cartels while ensuring a balance with drug demand reduction efforts.

The Star